Admin checklist before enabling Work Orders — BOMs, vendors, warehouses, suppliers, cost rules, and feature flags required for production planning.
Collection: Work Orders: Admin Setup
Priority: P0
Who this is for
Account administrators setting up Luminous for co-manufactured or in-house assembly production workflows.
Feature flag
The Work Orders module is gated by the feature flag red-DV-coman-work_orders. Contact Luminous support or your account manager to enable it for your tenant.
Once enabled, Inventory → Work Orders appears in the navigation.
Prerequisites checklist
Complete these before your ops team creates production runs:
| # | Requirement | Setup article |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bills of materials on manufactured SKUs | Configure bills of materials |
| 2 | Co-manufacturer vendors and warehouse locations | Configure co-manufacturer setup |
| 3 | Supplier records and supplier SKUs for raw materials | Configure supplier SKUs and MOQs |
| 4 | Default supply methods on products (optional but recommended) | Set default supply methods |
| 5 | Cost rules for manufacturing fees and PO extra costs | Set up cost rules |
| 6 | Assembly consumption basis (Planned vs Actual) on BOM lines | Configure consumption basis |
| 7 | 3PL WMS integration (if shipping to 3PL) | Set up 3PL warehouses |
| 8 | PDF export templates (optional) | Configure export templates |
Related Luminous modules
Work Orders integrates with:
| Module | Integration |
|---|---|
| Products / BOMs | Finished goods and component SKUs |
| Purchase Orders | Raw material procurement from BOM shortages |
| Assembly Orders | Production output and component depletion |
| Transfer Orders | Finished goods shipping via Shipment Planning |
| Inventory | Stock commitment, lots, receiving |
| Cost Rules | Manufacturing service fees and PO extra costs |
Recommended rollout sequence
- Enable feature flag
- Configure BOMs and consumption basis on key SKUs
- Set up vendors, locations, and supplier SKUs
- Configure cost rules for manufacturing fees
- Pilot one production run in sandbox/staging
- Train ops team using Getting Started articles
Ops team entry point
Once setup is complete, direct users to Work Orders overview: from production run to shipment.
Still stuck?
Contact Luminous support for feature flag enablement and tenant-specific configuration review.